Junge Generation (SVP)

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Young Generation
Junge Generation
President Manuel Raffin
Vice President Tanja Rainer
Stefan Franceschini
Sebastian Überbacher (Ladin deputy)
Secretary General Johannes Winkler
Founded 19 April 1970
Headquarters Brennerstraße 7A
I-39100 Bozen
Mother party South Tyrolean People's Party
European affiliation Youth of the European People's Party
Democrat Youth Community of Europe
German speaking alps affiliation Junge Alpenregion
Magazine Klartext
Website www.junge-generation.info

The Young Generation (German: Junge Generation, JG) is the youth organisation of the South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP), a political party representing the German-speaking and Ladin-speaking population of South Tyrol, an Italian province separated from the Austrian territory and annexed to the Italian Monarchy in 1920 as consequence of the First World War and the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.[1]

The Young Generation has about 6,000 members and is therefore the largest political youth organisation in South Tyrol and is the community of all party members of the SVP at the age of 14 to 30. The JG has about 100 local groups spread over the whole territory. President of the organisation is Manuel Raffin, who was elected from the congress thogeter with his deputies in June 2010. The JG is the youth branch of the SVP and wants to be the spokesman of the young people within the party.[2]

The logo was restyled in spring 2010. The colours are black, white and red. The last two are the colours of the Tyrolean flag and represents the link of the youth organisation with the territory.

The Young Generation was founded as Youth of the SVP (SVP-Jugend) on 19 April 1970 during the first congress at the Waltherhaus in Bozen. The first elected president was Hans Benedikter. Hans Bauer and Klaus Dubis were his deputies, Ferdinand Mussner was the Ladin deputy and Klaus Gruber was elected as secretary general. The creation of local groups began since 1966/67. Erich Spitaler was appointed in 1967 as president of the youth branch of the SVP and he was charged to develop the youth organisation. The first statute was adopted by the council of the mother party in 1968. The SVP-Jugend had a fast grow and in 1969 105 local groups and 244 local youth speaker were count.[3]

The Young Generation is member of different international umbrella organisations, as the Youth of the European Peoples Party (YEPP),[4] the Democrat Youth Community of Europe (DEMYC)[5] and the Young Alps Region (Junge Alpenregion).[6] The Young Generation is actively proposing resolutions within these international organisations.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Josef L. Kunz, Italian Rule in German South-Tyrol on www.jstore.org, visited 9 October 2010
  2. ↑ "Neue JG: „Bleiben kritische Stimme innerhalb der SVP“". Südtirol Online (in German). 9 June 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  3. ↑ 60 years SVP - year 1970, visited 3 October 2010
  4. ↑ Member Organisations of YEPP, visited 19 February 2012
  5. ↑ Member Organisations of DEMYC, visited 3 October 2010
  6. ↑ Member Organisations of Junge Alpenregion, visited 3 October 2010
  7. ↑ Article on www.suedtirolnews.it, visited 8 October 2010
  8. ↑ Article on www.suedtirolnews.it, visited 8 October 2010

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